ICT use and social capital: fresh perspectives on the use(s) of mobiles, computers, and tablets
by Hoon Lee; Yong Jin Park
International Journal of Mobile Communications (IJMC), Vol. 19, No. 6, 2021

Abstract: This study highlights differences in how mobile, portable, and fixed forms of information and communication technology (ICT) use support bonding and bridging forms of social capital. Results from a two-wave longitudinal panel survey revealed that dominant patterns of use were: 1) personal for mobile phones; 2) political for desktop PC; 3) personal as well as political uses for laptop, while tablet did not show any manifest usage patterns. Follow-up analysis linked specific uses of each medium to the distinct forms of social capital. We found that mobile phone use for personal relationships and coordinating activities contributed to bonding capital, while desktop PC use for political communication and information exchange supported bridging capital. Uses of laptop computers and tablets had no effect on any of social capital in this study.

Online publication date: Fri, 29-Oct-2021

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